Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-18
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The Last Spike Driven in
the G. & U. Railroad.
AN IMPRESSIVE CELEBRATION.
Epeeche. by Governor Pennoyer,
Charles Croker. J. P. Irish
and Others.
,Associassd Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. !
HOMEWORK, Cal, December IT,
The train carrying the California
complement Of the State and railc ay
officials and invited guests which left
Ban Francisco yesterday afternoon 10
witness the ceremonies at Ashland
this afternoon, signalling the formal
completion of the California and
Oregon Raj way system, arrived at
Sisson at 7 o'clock this morning.
At the base OF Mount Shasta, there
was a ground covering OF snow to
greet the Californiana, while lofty
Shasta itself stood out white and in
sharp relief.
THE NIGHT JOURNEY
Was made without any delay or
marked incidents of any character.
Tho final demonstration OF magnitude
was at Marysvill ;. where there was
great cheering. The croad greeted
the excursionists and owing to .puner-
Gus bontires the imnres-ion was Gre
ated on the approach to that city that
the place was battling with one Of it's
great fires.
At Chico and Tehama there were
bonGres and waiting crowds, but only
short stops were made. preventing
any further displays OF oratory such
az had been induIged in at Sacra-
mento and Narvsyille.
In journeying along from Redding
10 Shasta
THE SUBMIT WAS REACHED
At the town OF Igerna. The train was
drawn by three powerful six-wheel
driver engines. but at that point one
of the locomotives was dropped. The
train descended quickly into Shasta
valley.
The day had broken clear and cold,
with the sun shining brightly, causing
the snow to glisten brightly under his
rays, making the scene one of SPLEEN
dor and tending to make the journey
one of great pleasure to the members
of the party.
ARRIVAL AT ASHLAND.
At 4 As O'clock / 'e trim reached
Ashland where The ceremony OF driy.
ing the last spike WAS served. II
was growing dark ra ,i'iiy. but large
crowd was IN waiting to witness the
ceremonies. After the otfirial repre-
rentat,ves of the two States had been
introduced, Mr.. Croker proceeded at
once TO the point chosen, and give the
IN ,gic three strokes. The Ceremony
occurred at 4 minutes after 5 O'clock.
Mr.. William Mtlls, as representative
of the State 30 ,rd OF Trade of Califor-
mia, then mounted an improvised
nj ,tform at me SIDE of the railroad
track. and introduced the Hon. HW-
ace Davis as
PRESIDENT OF THE DAY,
Using the following language: =
GENrLEMEN AND LADiEs-We have
assem- hled to complete the construct
ion of a great commercial artery
which il to br ng the two leading
Pacific coast states in closer relation.
In all time men have laid the founda-
tion OF e'lifices and inaugurated great
enterprises with ceremonies designed
to bring human undertakings to the
bar of Just and thoughtful judgment.
Az an executive officer OF the Califor.
MIA State Board of Trade. the pleas
ant duty has heen Imposed upon me
OF introducing Hon. Horace F. Davis,
who has been appointed by the NUM-
cipality OF SIN Francisco and the
Chamber OF Commerce OF that city to
represent them here. az president OF
the day and master OF ceremonies,
with which we celebrate the compile
ton of the California AMI Oregon and
Oregon and California Railroad"
DAVIS REPLY.
Davis, in acknowledging the COM
rl,ment, sail that he woul not at
tempt an address, but would simply
state that the blows just struck had
fired the ciannons in San Francisco, and
that the circumstance binds California
and Oregon in bonds of indissoluble
unity.
Rev. F. G.. Strong. Ashland, was in
trOduced and invoked the Divine
blessing. Gov. PennOyer. of Oregon,
was then introduced and spoke as
follows:
GOVERNOR PENNoYER's SPEECH.
Representatives of California, We
here now upon our own soil bid you a
right hearty welcome to Oregon.
Coming as you do to celebrate the
completion of the railroad, you find
some here who we're here quarter
of century and more ago, who came
to this country by the tedious route
by sea or the still more tedious route
across the plains, and who for long
wears have lived in comparative isola-
fiun ami now rejoice ut all such i'm.
provenents. They most heartily
welcome any and all advances in the
means by which their productions
react,es the market, and ht nee they
do a. we all do, rejoice over the com.
pletion of every new avenue OF COM
mere which is opened M within our
State. Let us all then join in con-
graduation upon this suspicious occa-
sion, which is destined to mark a
new era in the history of the two con-
Joined States"
A FhowERY ADDRESS.
When Governor Pennoyer' conclud-
ed it had z own quite dark. MIR. Jos.
T. Teffens, Presldent of the Sacra-
mento Board of Trade, spoke as fol-
lows in behalf of the State Of Cali
f0rnia, in tue absence of Governor
Waterman:
Governor and citizens, in be-
half of the California delegation
and the people of that great
State, it is my honored pleasure on
this grand Interstate occasion to re-
ceive your cordial welcome and ac-
cept your kind hospitality. To-day
the gilded dome of our State capitol
fishes its suggestive brightness to the
varied lights OF your State that shine
as the aurora OF the North. To-day
Mount Shasta greets Mount Hood,
and the waters Of the Sacramento
whispers to the waters Of the Column
bia. Magnoliss, oranges. laurels shed